THE PARISH OF SAINT JAMES COLLIER ROW AND SAINT JOHN HAVERING-ATTE-BOWER

Registered charity 251460 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, WILLIAM HENRY PEMBERTON-BARNES

Church of England Church supporting the local village of Havering -atte-Bower

Objects

I) FOR PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, PRIMARILY FOR THE PURPOSE OF A CHURCH ROOM AND FOR THE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SAID CHURCH ROOM. II) IN PAYMENT OF WAGES OF A CARETAKER AT THE CHURCH ROOM AND FOR REPAIRS BOTH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL TO THE CHURCH ROOM.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF HAVERING-ATTLE-BOWER.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Havering, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£139k

Latest spending

£141k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the General and Repairs funds recorded a deficit of £1,430, while the restricted Outreach fund recorded a deficit of £1,564. However, the charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £80,707, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining funds to cover approximately one year’s general expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Use of all facilities (55% of income)

“Use of all facilities 57,105” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately one year’s general expenditure (reserves figure: £81k)

“It is the PCC’s policy to maintain sufficient funds to cover approximately one year’s general expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 16

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Denise Valerie Rowe
Evelyn Ann KNIGHTBRIDGE · trustee of 1 other charity
Graham Edwards · trustee of 1 other charity
HARRY KNIGHTBRIDGE
Jean Margaret Shephard
Susan Elizabeth Clarke
Victor King

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Havering

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£139k	£141k
31/12/2024	£141k	£158k
31/12/2023	£148k	£142k
31/12/2022	£101k	£92k
31/12/2021	£90k	£100k

Common questions

Is THE PARISH OF SAINT JAMES COLLIER ROW AND SAINT JOHN HAVERING-ATTE-BOWER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the General and Repairs funds recorded a deficit of £1,430, while the restricted Outreach fund recorded a deficit of £1,564. However, the charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £80,707, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining funds to cover approximately one year’s general expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PARISH OF SAINT JAMES COLLIER ROW AND SAINT JOHN HAVERING-ATTE-BOWER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PARISH OF SAINT JAMES COLLIER ROW AND SAINT JOHN HAVERING-ATTE-BOWER as a grant recipient include CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST, GRANTSCAPE, THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS, THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£15k
GRANTSCAPE	FY2023	£10k	Roof Replacement (top up grant)
GRANTSCAPE	FY2023	£10k	Roof Replacement (top up grant)
THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS	FY2023	£7k	Great Yarmouth, UK
THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS	FY2022	£4k	Solomon Islands
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	Unverified read£1k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£250

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	28/08/2008	£48k	"Conservation and Enhancement of St. John's Church Graveyard"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	29/04/2005	£5k	"Saint John's Church Graveyard"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE AND ST PETER.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE AND ST PETER income £193k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, UPPER HOLLOWAY income £375k
ST JOHN'S CHURCH CHARITY income £29k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FLETCHING income £125k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ORPINGTON income £224k
WARRINGTON CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £32k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PARISH OF SAINT JAMES COLLIER ROW AND SAINT JOHN HAVERING-ATTE-BOWER	£139k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE AND ST PETER FY2025	£193k	Under £50,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, UPPER HOLLOWAY FY2025	£375k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST JOHN'S CHURCH CHARITY FY2025	£29k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FLETCHING FY2025	£125k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ORPINGTON FY2025	£224k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.